Rosh Hashana for Hebrew Year 5888 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .
Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew: ראש השנה), (literally “head of the year”), is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holidays or Yamim Noraim (“Days of Awe”), celebrated ten days before Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah is observed on the first two days of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar. It is described in the Torah as יום תרועה (Yom Teruah, a day of sounding [the Shofar]).
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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Dates |
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Rosh Hashana 2124 | 1-2 Tishrei 5885 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2125 | 1-2 Tishrei 5886 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2126 | 1-2 Tishrei 5887 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2127 | 1-2 Tishrei 5888 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2128 | 1-2 Tishrei 5889 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2129 | 1-2 Tishrei 5890 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2130 | 1-2 Tishrei 5891 | ||
Rosh Hashana 2131 | 1-2 Tishrei 5892 |
Torah Portion: Genesis 21:1-34; Numbers 29:1-6
Haftarah: I Samuel 1:1-2:10 · 38 p’sukim
Torah Portion: Genesis 22:1-24; Numbers 29:1-6
Haftarah: Jeremiah 31:2-20 · 19 p’sukim
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